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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was called into a study session after Ji Li's?

2. Why did Ji Yun begin crying one day?

3. Why was Ji Li sent back to Shang Hai in the summer?

4. How did Ji Li choose to prove herself amidst the bad rumors?

5. What secret did Ji Li tell Lin Lin when she visited?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Ji Li stop going to school all together?

2. What happened after Ji Li was injured in the fields?

3. How did Ji Li get injured in the rice fields?

4. What did Zhang tell Ji Li when she asked about being chosen to help with the Exhibition?

5. How did Ji Li feel about not knowing anyone in her Jr. High class?

6. What was Dad doing while he was locked up, and why?

7. What did Ji Li learn how to raise in Jr. High, and why?

8. What happened on the morning of the opening of the Exhibition?

9. What made Ji Li so nervous about presenting at the Class Education Exhibition?

10. How did Ji Li cheer up Ji Yun when she was bullied?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the significance of the title of this book?

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the people most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Each of the Jiang siblings had very different characteristics and personalities. What are the defining features of each of the siblings, and how did their individuality affect the course of the plot?

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